Rush township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 23.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.0 sq. mi.
Population: 180 (all rural)
| Males: 102 |  (56.7%) |
| Females: 78 |  (43.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 180 (166 owner occupied, 14 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Rush township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
- Black: 2.2%
Median age of males: 40.2
Median age of females: 41.0
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Average household size: 2.57
| Rush township: | 2.6 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.91
| Rush township: | $53,816 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $701 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $160,300 (it was $98,700 in 2000)
| : | $160,300 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (very low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Reservoirs: DeHart Reservoir (A), Dehart Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
73% of Rush township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 165
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 0
- South: 6
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 67
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $55,000
Housing units in Rush township with a mortgage: 19 (0 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 32
- Computer and electronic products (16%)
- Public administration (14%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (12%)
- Machinery (10%)
- Truck transportation (10%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Health care (18%)
- Finance and insurance (14%)
- Public administration (14%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (11%)
- Computer and electronic products (7%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Engineers (12%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Business operations specialists (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (18%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (16%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Rush township:
- German (42.3%)
- Italian (18.4%)
- Polish (11.7%)
- Pennsylvania German (5.5%)
- Lithuanian (4.9%)
- United States or American (4.3%)
- Irish (3.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 68 (72%)
- Carpooled: 24 (26%)
- Walked: 2 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (56%)
- Coal or coke (21%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Wood (3%)
97.7% of residents of Rush township speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 177- In family households: 152 (49 male householders, 4 female householders)
42 spouses, 57 children (57 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 25 (16 male householders (5 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 28 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 5 1-person, 11 2-persons,
28 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (9 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 19.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |